"procrastinating"

SideWinder · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:07

Is this the latest word to use? All of a sudden EVERYONE is using it whereas before barely a handful knew what it actually meant...or am i going insane?

J1234 · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:08

Never heard it before..

penski · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:08

I'll tell you later.

*n

JIM_BOB7813 · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:09

penski said:
I'll tell you later.

*n

hamesy · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:09

Never heard of it before, so wouldn't know what it means

Majago · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:11

Used to use this word all the time in my uni days - seemed to be fairly popular then.

Snakedoctor · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:12

The word "smorgasboard" or similar,it means a huge feast or similar.

platypus · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:12

hamesy said:
Never heard of it before, so wouldn't know what it means

Procrastinate:

postpone or 'put-off' doing what one should be doing.
postpone or delay needlessly.
Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task to a later time and is often linked to perfectionism.

Raumarik · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:13

I've noticed a few people using it but amusingly most have no idea what it actually means. I think it's the latest "I want to be seen to be clever" word for some reason.

scorza · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:13

I've been procrastinating (and using the word) for years.

div0 · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:16

I thought everyone had been using it for years?

Come to think I've not actually heard it used at all recently, but I used to hear it all the time.

MookJong · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:18

The only time I really head it before recently was in the Blink 182 song "Man overboard" Always known what it meant but dunno where I first heard it.

"Man on a mission
Can't say I miss him around
Insider information
Hand in your resignation

Loss of a good friend
Best of intentions I found
Tight lipped procrastination
Yeah later, see you around"

Snakedoctor · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:21

Hmm, yeah, sorry i didn't read the post properly. That is not a new word, one I use when its appropriate. I think it depends on your range of your vocabulary. Simply watching soaps like "Grollyoaks" and Eastenders will not improve your knowledge of words. Reading lots of books helps.

krooton · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:23

I've had the nickname 'Captain Procrastination' for almost a decade, haha

Dunks · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:26

penski said:
I'll tell you later.

*n

Oh my

JodieO · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:29

One of my father's phrases when I was younger was procrastination is the thief of time so I know what it means and also use it.

gord · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:31

It only becomes popular at uni..

Raider · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:34

I prefer Procrasturbation.

The act of staving off more weighty tasks by ... ahem

Nullvoid · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:35

platypus said:
Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task to a later time and is often linked to perfectionism.

I do agree with that, but to my mind a lot more people procrastinate simply due to lack of confidence. They fear failing at something and therefore shut it out and keep saying what amounts to "I'll do it tommorrow".

TripleT · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:40

It's you and I'm very good at it.

Been meaning to sell my car for, urm... 8months now...